WASHINGTON, The United States on Friday announced it was cutting about $230 million in stabilization money to northeast Syria and said future global reconstruction funds for the country will depend on a U.N.-led peace process.

BERLIN, Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday for talks about the conflicts in Ukraine and Syria, as well as the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project that has drawn U.S. ire.

DUBIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, Saudi Arabia said early on Friday that it has contributed $100 million to northeast Syria for stabilization projects in areas once held by the Islamic State group and now controlled by U.S.-backed forces.

DUBIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, Saudi Arabia said early on Friday that it has contributed $100 million to northeast Syria for stabilization projects in areas once held by the Islamic State group and now controlled by U.S.-backed forces.